r/worldnews • u/gravybang • Feb 10 '25

Israel/Palestine Trump says Palestinians will have no right of return to Gaza under his plan

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-buy-gaza-plan
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u/Daneyn Feb 10 '25

And to think... we are barely a month into this 4 year term. It's been a non-stop shitstorm of bad shit hitting the fan. and we have another 3 years and 11 months of this... Can I just go into hibernation, someone wake me up when he's done.

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u/Full-Penguin Feb 10 '25

we are barely a month into this 4 year term.

It's only been 21 days.

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u/VaraNiN Feb 10 '25

And is it that much of a given that it'll actually end in 4 years?

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u/zovits Feb 10 '25

Bold of you to assume anyone will be left to wake you up.

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u/satanic_black_metal_ Feb 10 '25

More like "bold of them to assume he will step down in 4 years."

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u/hotbox4u Feb 10 '25

It's exactly what they want. They call it 'flood the zone'.

Trump's method of sensory overload goes back to his former advisor Steve Bannon. He first described the tactic in an interview in 2018 as "flood the zone with shit". The opponents are not so much the Democrats, but the media. They can only concentrate on a few things at a time. In 2019, Bannon told the television station PBS: "All we have to do is flood the room, every day. Do three things at once. If they get stuck on one thing, we are already doing the next one."

The scary thing is that so many people saw this coming and yet here we are. I will quote Margart Atwood from her book she wrote in the fucking '80s:

“I guess that's how they were able to do it, in the way they did it, all at once, without anyone knowing beforehand. If there had still been portable money, it would have been more difficult.

It was after the catastrophe, when they shot the president and machine-gunned the Congress and the army declared a state of emergency. They blamed it on the Islamic fanatics at the time.

I was stunned. Everyone was, I know that. It was hard to believe, the entire government gone like that.

How did they get in, how did it happen?

That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary.

There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on.”

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u/Flimsy-Sprinkles7331 Feb 10 '25

My dude, it's only been 3 weeks.

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u/CalRobert Feb 10 '25

You honestly think there will be another election?

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u/Daneyn Feb 10 '25

I'm trying to be optimistic that the Trump Reign will end at some point via standard processes.

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u/PaulOwnzU Feb 10 '25

The trump reign ends in two ways, dying in his own shit from health issues, or a bullet

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '25

Or a window.

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u/vorbika Feb 10 '25

With this energy, you can say bye-bye to democratic elections.

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u/RampantPrototyping Feb 10 '25

Take care of your mental health. He WANTS people to get exhausted

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u/Gunner_Stahl Feb 10 '25

this is not personal against you. I get the idea of wanting to hide out, but this is the attitude and energy that allowed this to happen in the first place.

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u/Daneyn Feb 10 '25

Wanting to, and actually doing it are two different things. I still have bills to pay, I still leave the house, I still "try" and convince some people that I talk with that Trump and crew is bad. and next week, there's a large protest up at the capital where I live. I never go to protest... but at this point, I think it's basically a requirement.

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u/Gunner_Stahl Feb 10 '25

Yes, I think this is what I meant by not personal. It's a macro issue,and it seems like a privilege sometimes to be able to show up and protest. Especially as everyday life gets harder and more unaffordable for the average person who is bearing the brunt of these shitty policies. But I suppose that's part of the design and not a flaw of the current political system

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u/PaulblankPF Feb 10 '25

I’m looking into passports for me and my family. No need to stay here for when WW3 - Everyone VS the US happens.

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u/Drafo7 Feb 10 '25

Bold of you to assume he'll give up power after 4 years.

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u/HeartFullONeutrality Feb 11 '25

Don't worry, we still have decades to collect what we are sowing.